Marion Boys Basketball

Marion hits a buzzsaw at Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Scott Hahn and Henry Kreigle-Coble scored 20 points apiece to power Mount Pleasant past Marion, 67-41, Saturday in a non-conference boys basketball game.

Kasey Semler had 15 points and Dan Van Gorp 12 for Marion (8-6).

MARION (41): Dusty Albaugh 2 1-2 6, Tyler Fisher 1 0-0 2, Cale Cannoy 0 2-2 2, Kasey Semler 4 5-8 15, Dan Van Gorp 5 2-3 12, Austin Hardmann 2 0-0 4. Totals 14 10-15 41.

MOUNT PLEASANT (67): Justin Wellington 1 0-0 3, Eric Hahn 1 0-0 2, Scott Hahn 7 4-5 20, Henry Kreigel-Coble 9 2-3 20, Darian Cotton 1 0-0 2, Jordan Ashton 1 0-0 3, Blake Vandenberg 0 3-4 3, Nick Lyon 6 2-3 14. Totals 26 11-15 67.

3-point goals -- Marion 3 (Albaugh, Semler 2), Mount Pleasant 4 (S.Hahn 2, Wellington, Ashton).

Indians come up short at Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON -- Micah Russell's 24 points led Mount Vernon past Marion, 50-44, Friday night in Wamac Conference boys basketball.

Kasey Semler had 24 points for Marion (8-5, 8-4 Wamac). Dusty Albaugh added 10.

Half of Marion's 16 field goals were 3-pointers, but the Indians were outscored 11-4 at the free throw line.

MARION (44): Dusty Albaugh 4 1-4 10, Cale Cannoy 0 1-2 1, Tre Kinney 2 0-0 5, Kasey Semler 8 2-2 24, Dan Van Gorp 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 4-8 44.

MOUNT VERNON (50): Leopold 0 3-4 3, Shaffer 1 0-0 2, H.Russell 1 0-2 2, Timm 3 4-9 10, M.Russell 10 4-6 24, Keleher 3 0-1 7, Parker 1 0-1 2. Totals 19 11-23 50.

Halftime -- Mount Vernon 23, Marion 20. 3-point goals -- Marion 8 (Semler 6, Albaugh, Kinney), Mount Vernon 1 (Keleher).

Albaugh helps Indians knock off Clippers

Dusty Albaugh is a man for all seasons for the Marion Indians.

Winter, spring, summer, fall. Basketball, track, baseball, football. You name it, he does it.

It was basketball Tuesday night and Albaugh helped the Indians trim Clear Creek Amana, 57-53, in a key Wamac Conference game at Marion.

Albaugh tossed in three 3-pointers and scored 13 points. Of equal importance, he drew the key defensive assignment against hot-shooting Clay Miller with the game on the line and made sure Miller did not get good looks at the basket.

The night began with Marion, Clear Creek Amana and Vinton-Shellsburg all tied for the West Division lead in the Wamac Conference with 7-3 records, so the Indians left the gym with at least a share of the lead in their trousers.

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Marion squanders 21-point lead, falls in OT

VINTON -- The Marion Indians appeared on their way to a Wamac Conference victory with a 21-point lead over Vinton-Shellsburg in the third quarter Friday night, but then the roof collapsed.

Vinton-Shellsburg rallied and defeated the Indians in overtime, 82-74.

Kasey Semler hit five 3-pointers and scored 36 points for Marion (8-4, 6-2). Dusty Albaugh contributed 13 points for the Indians.

Logan Williams scored 29 points for Vinton-Shellsburg (9-3, 7-3) and Brody Beatty added 26.

Vinton-Shellsburg tied the game, 66-66, with three seconds left in regulation on a field goal by Jake Sagan.

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